Ben Smith scored just hours after being acquired by San Jose in a deadline deal and the Sharks shut out Montreal for the third straight meeting in a 4-0 win over the Canadiens on Monday night.
Joe Pavelski, Matt Irwin and Patrick Marleau also scored for the Sharks, who snapped an eight-game home losing streak by beating the top team in the Eastern Conference.
Alex Stalock made...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Ben Smith scored just hours after being acquired by San Jose in a deadline deal and the Sharks shut out Montreal for the third straight meeting in a 4-0 win over the Canadiens on Monday night.
Joe Pavelski, Matt Irwin and Patrick Marleau also scored for the Sharks, who snapped an eight-game home losing streak by beating the top team in the Eastern Conference...

In danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in 11 seasons, the San Jose Sharks can help their cause by finding a way to win at home.
Though they haven't lost to the Montreal Canadiens there in more than 15 years, the Sharks must halt the Eastern Conference leaders' four-game winning streak in order to avoid matching a club record with a ninth consecutive home defeat Monday...

Manny Malhotra scored his first goal with the Canadiens, Carey Price made 30 saves for his sixth shutout of the season, and Montreal beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Saturday night.
David Desharnais had two goals, and Tomas Plekanec also scored for Montreal (41-16-5), which has won four in a row and 14 of 19.
The Maple Leafs (25-32-5) had a two-game winning streak snapped....

MONTREAL (AP) Manny Malhotra scored his first goal with the Canadiens, Carey Price made 30 saves for his sixth shutout of the season, and Montreal beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Saturday night.
David Desharnais had two goals, and Tomas Plekanec also scored for Montreal (41-16-5), which has won four in a row and 14 of 19.
The Maple Leafs (25-32-5) had a two-game winning streak...

The Montreal Canadiens have raced to the top spot in the Eastern Conference behind stellar performances from their star players, most notably Carey Price.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have spent the last two-plus months going in the opposite direction, but they're coming off their first back-to-back wins since December as they face the Canadiens on Saturday night.
Max Pacioretty scored...

Carey Price made 25 saves to extend his franchise-best road winning streak to 10 games, P.K Subban had a goal and two assists, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Thursday night.
Rookie Jacob De La Rose scored twice, Andrei Markov had a goal and an assist, and Max Pacioretty also scored to help Montreal get its seventh win in 10 games and 11th in the...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Carey Price made 25 saves to extend his franchise-best road winning streak to 10 games, P.K Subban had a goal and two assists, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Thursday night.
Rookie Jacob De La Rose scored twice, Andrei Markov had a goal and an assist, and Max Pacioretty also scored to help Montreal get its seventh win in 10...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Carey Price made 25 saves to extend his franchise-best road winning streak to 10 games, P.K Subban had a goal and two assists, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Thursday night.
Rookie Jacob De La Rose scored twice, Andrei Markov had a goal and an assist, and Max Pacioretty also scored to help Montreal get its seventh win in 10 games...

One: They were chasing the pace that the Habs were setting, and at the same time chasing the score. Losing Dubinsky on the lone Blue Jackets goal for the remainder of the game and possibly longer wasn't good. Montreal played a heavy first twenty minutes that left the Blue Jackets stunned at times.
Two: The first part of the middle stanza saw a track meet develop between both teams...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Carey Price made 25 saves to extend his franchise-best road winning streak to 10 games, P.K Subban had a goal and two assists, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Thursday night.
Rookie Jacob De La Rose scored twice, Andrei Markov had a goal and an assist, and Max Pacioretty also scored to help Montreal get its seventh win in 10...

The slumping Columbus Blue Jackets can't be looking forward to seeing Carey Price again.
Price goes for his 10th consecutive road win Thursday night when the Atlantic Division-leading Montreal Canadiens face the Blue Jackets for the second time in six days.
Nobody in the NHL has a lower goals-against average than Price's mark of 1.91, and he ranks second in the league with 34 wins...

The slumping Columbus Blue Jackets can't be looking forward to seeing Carey Price again.
Price goes for his 10th consecutive road win Thursday night when the Atlantic Division-leading Montreal Canadiens face the Blue Jackets for the second time in six days.
Nobody in the NHL has a lower goals-against average than Price's mark of 1.91, and he ranks second in the league with 34 wins...

The slumping Columbus Blue Jackets can't be looking forward to seeing Carey Price again.
Price goes for his 10th consecutive road win Thursday night when the Atlantic Division-leading Montreal Canadiens face the Blue Jackets for the second time in six days.
Nobody in the NHL has a lower goals-against average than Price's mark of 1.91, and he ranks second in the league with 34 wins...

ST. LOUIS -- Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher had two goals apiece and Carey Price set a franchise record with his ninth straight road win for the Montreal Canadiens, who beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 Tuesday night.
Montreal held onto the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
David Backes and T.J. Oshie scored for the Blues, who wrapped up a 1-3 homestand. St. Louis is among the...

ST. LOUIS (AP) Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher had two goals apiece and Carey Price set a franchise record with his ninth straight road win for the Montreal Canadiens, who beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 Tuesday night.
Montreal held onto the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
David Backes and T.J. Oshie scored for the Blues, who wrapped up a 1-3 homestand. St. Louis is among...

Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher had two goals apiece and Carey Price set a franchise record with his ninth straight road win for the Montreal Canadiens, who beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 Tuesday night.
Montreal held onto the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
David Backes and T.J. Oshie scored for the Blues, who wrapped up a 1-3 homestand. St. Louis is among the Western...

TopSportsReport’s lead NHL writer, Tyler Jones, wrote a comprehensive NHL power rankings article that includes the usual rankings, as well as notes on each team’s deadline options. This comes specifically before the trade deadline, as it is an important mid-season date, making it a fantastic time to evaluate where each team currently stands. Check out where Jones ranks Carey...

ST. LOUIS -- Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher had two goals apiece and Carey Price set a franchise record with his ninth straight road win for the Montreal Canadiens, who beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 Tuesday night.
Montreal held onto the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
David Backes and T.J. Oshie scored for the Blues, who wrapped up a 1-3 homestand. St. Louis is among the...

What goes into this ranking? Shot attempts for percentage, offensive/defensive zone starts, goals for percentage, scoring chances for percentage and puck luck are the elements of this analytic power ranking. Last week’s NHL Analytics Power Rankings can be found here. Keep in mind that based on the 2013-14 NHL season, 13 out of 16 playoff teams ranked in the top 16 of these same...

Max Pacioretty scored twice in the first period, and the Montreal Canadiens held off the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Saturday night to snap a two-game skid.
Tomas Plekanec added an empty-net goal for the Canadiens, and Carey Price stopped 32 shots for his 33rd win of the season.
Nick Foligno scored for the Blue Jackets, who got a 23-save performance from Curtis McElhinney.
Montreal...

MONTREAL (AP) -- Max Pacioretty scored twice in the first period, and the Montreal Canadiens held off the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Saturday night to snap a two-game skid.
Tomas Plekanec added an empty-net goal for the Canadiens, and Carey Price stopped 32 shots for his 33rd win of the season.
Nick Foligno scored for the Blue Jackets, who got a 23-save performance from Curtis...

MONTREAL (AP) Max Pacioretty scored twice in the first period, and the Montreal Canadiens held off the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Saturday night to snap a two-game skid.
Tomas Plekanec added an empty-net goal for the Canadiens, and Carey Price stopped 32 shots for his 33rd win of the season.
Nick Foligno scored for the Blue Jackets, who got a 23-save performance from Curtis McElhinney...

The Montreal Canadiens are slogging through an offensive slump that prevented even Carey Price from salvaging a victory.
Looking to avoid its first three-game skid since early December, Montreal will try to rediscover its scoring touch Saturday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Montreal (37-16-5) is now tied for the Eastern Conference lead following consecutive losses. Price...

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